# NTSB FTW71FRA17: Beech 65-A90, N727X, Silsbee, TX, August 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1970
- Place: Silsbee, TX · SILSBEE, TX
- Location: 30.3455° N, 94.1768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silsbee, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3455&lon=-94.1768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4551  70/8/28    SILSBEE,TEX         BEECH 65-A90        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1940                    N727X               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 51, 12911 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVADALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 SILSBEE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- THOUGHT COPLT LWRD GEAR.BOTH PLTS SCANNING FOR OTHER TRAFFIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N727X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evadale

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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